Better watch out, LSU. Appalachian State is coming to town.

[MaizeandBlue]

http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/020808abr.html

Better watch out, LSU. Appalachian State is coming to town.
The Mountaineers, who kicked off last year's wacky college football season with a stunning win at Michigan, will get an even tougher assignment next season when they open against the defending national champion Tigers.
Of course, Appalachian State knows plenty about winning national championships. The Mountaineers enter next season as the three-time defending champs in Division I's Football Championship Subdivision.
LSU won the Bowl Championship Series title by beating Ohio State last season. Appalachian State won its record third straight title in what used to be called Division I-AA by beating Delaware.
Appalachian State and LSU were scheduled to play in 2009, but the game was moved up a year to accommodate an opening in the Tigers' schedule. The teams will now not play in 2009.
LSU beat Appalachian State 24-0 during the 2005 season.
The Mountaineers pulled off one of college football's biggest upsets when they beat then-No. 5 Michigan at the Big House 34-32. Appalachian State safety Corey Lynch blocked the Wolverines' game-winning field goal attempt on the final play.
The victory set off a wild scene at the school's Boone, N.C. campus and thrust the Mountaineers into the national spotlight for months. Behind speedy quarterback Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State recovered from two regular-season losses to win three home playoff games before routing Delaware 49-21 in the title game.
The Mountaineers' success has led several top teams to shy away from playing them and coaches have been scrambling to fill openings on the 2008 schedule. Appalachian will visit James Madison and host Jacksonville and Presbyterian before beginning Southern Conference play.
The Mountaineers do have future games scheduled at Florida (2010), Virginia Tech (2011) and Georgia (2013).

[BuckeyeMike80]

LSU is losing a LOT this year.

This won't be a blowout in all likelihood.....

[HineyBuck]

It's a re-loading year for App State. A four-peat will not be easy. But the guys coming back are hot, Hot, HOT!! And they love games like this.

[Gatorubet]

First ever last year's Champion versus last year's Champion game???

[NastyDogg72]

Originally Posted by HineyBuck

It's a re-loading year for App State. A four-peat will not be easy. But the guys coming back are hot, Hot, HOT!! And they love games like this.

The one thing I do know is that Edwards will be back next season. He will only be a junior if my memory serves me right. I wouldn't want any part of that team as long as he is under center.

[Steve19]

Sorry to burst any balloons, but LSU will have learned from the TSUN embarrassment. In all likelihood, this game will not be close.

[Sportsbuck28]

Originally Posted by NastyDogg72

The one thing I do know is that Edwards will be back next season. He will only be a junior if my memory serves me right. I wouldn't want any part of that team as long as he is under center.

Yeah.. Edwards will only be a junior.

But we are losing wideout Dexter Jackson, and quite possibly more important Kevin Richardson at tailback.

[osugrad21]

Blade

Article published Thursday, July 24, 2008
Appalachian State QB fears plane ride
Stunned Michigan last year, but says he'll be scared again on flight to LSU


Appalachian State QB Armanti Edwards says Michigan players and fans didn't scare him as much as his first plane ride.
( ASSOCIATED PRESS )

ASSOCIATED PRESS
GREENVILLE, S.C. - For Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards, the toughest part of beating Michigan last season wasn't maneuvering through the Wolverines' mammoth defensive line or overcoming more than 100,000 maize and blue-clad fans. It was the plane ride - the first of his life. "I didn't want to go. I wanted to ride [the bus] with the band," Edwards said yesterday, after he was voted the preseason
offensive player of the year in the Southern Conference. "After we celebrated [after the game], I forgot we had to fly again. At the airport I was like, 'Man, I should stay or something.'?" Edwards and the Mountaineers made it back to their Boone, N.C., campus safely after the stunning 34-32 victory, then went on to win a record third consecutive Football Championship Subdivision title. Returning 14 starters, they'll be the favorites to win the national title of what used to be called Division I-AA again this season.
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[DaytonBuck]

LSU isn't Michigan so they don't have to worry about it

[DaddyBigBucks]

LSU has a defensive line tailor-made to stop Appy State. This game will generate a lot of buzz until about 10 minutes in.

By then it will be obvious that a repeat of last year is not in the offing. Total beat down

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks

LSU has a defensive line tailor-made to stop Appy State. This game will generate a lot of buzz until about 10 minutes in.

By then it will be obvious that a repeat of last year is not in the offing. Total beat down

+1

[daddyphatsacs]

Originally Posted by Buckeyeskickbuttocks

+1

+2

[Steve19]

I'll see your +2 and raise you.

+3

[GeauxTigers]

I have respect for Appy St. We played them a few years back and they gave us a decent game. I don't think by any means that we will lose, but they might keep it close for some time.

[DaytonBuck]

Originally Posted by GeauxTigers

I have respect for Appy St. We played them a few years back and they gave us a decent game. I don't think by any means that we will lose, but they might keep it close for some time.

You're team isn't terrible, made up of whiners and proning to quitting so you'll be fine